Does this crush look OK? This is from the mill at my LHBS. This is my fifth AG batch, and my efficiency is so bad, I'm pleading the fifth.
Yuri_Rage said:+1 for posting your procedures and setup.
Sea said:Cheeze & Iordz, you are both right, a mill is my next big purchase. Unfortunately with the mortgage, kids, and wife in school, $150 is a lot of money for me right now.
mr x said:When I look at that pic I see what looks like whole grains in there.
WBC said:The picture is an example and 99.98% is crushed then. You are kidding of coarse. Look at your own grain and see if it is a good crush (open so that water can get inside). Good grief ...........
mr x said:
I don't understand that post.
WBC said:I'm sorry, I guess it was not explained well as I get frustrated when people push buying grain mills as a cure all. When you get your grain from the LHBS you need to look at it to see how well it is crushed. Don't accept poorly crushed grains. If you have the money then a grain mill is good to have. For brewers that brew very little it is a big expense.
Sea said:The owner of my LHBS even gone so far as to comment on the grain I just ran through his mill, "That's a nice crush!"
Origionally Posted by BierMuncher
The other thing is that a supplier has to cater to the least common denominator. In other words if a few people have setups that are prone to stuck sparges and complain to the supplier that the crush was to fine theyre going to dial down the crush to avoid those complaints leaving the rest of us to ponder why our efficiency has dropped.
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